Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-63rd District), chair of the House Majority Policy Committee, announced Wednesday that the committee would hold a public hearing to examine the potential negative impacts of t...
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A minimum wage increase plan would lead to increased labor costs and job loss, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr said in a statement Wednesday. The plan, whi...
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The State Workers Insurance Fund (SWIF), Pennsylvania’s largest writer of workers comp insurance, has filed a plan to retroactively correct charges to employers for their workers compensation polici...
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The Senate Finance Committee approved Tuesday legislation introduced by State Sen. John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) to ensure that public employees who commit job-related felonies are stripped of their ta...
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Pennsylvania House Majority Whip Kerry Benninghoff, the chamber’s No. 3 Republican leader for the 2019-2020 legislative session, thinks the state’s tax structure should be reformed. “For the mo...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently released a report updating the public and partners on the deployment of the department's PennDOT Connects initiative. PennDOT Connec...
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Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, recently called for the suspension of a proposed rule change from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Civil Procedural Rules Committee r...
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Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN) announced Wednesday that Rep. Conor Lamb (PA-17) was appointed to be the chair of the Congressional Steel Caucus during the 116th Congress. "America produces the world's ...
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In 2018, Harrisburg-based Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania (LSGPA) invested $2.5 million in three Pennsylvania companies that potentially could significantly change healthcare in the f...
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The PA Chamber Foundation announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Solutions 21 and their “Next Leader Now” program to help companies address skills gaps by preparing their next generation of ...
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The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce and the University of Scranton’s Small Business Development Center recently launched the Small Business Internship Fund, which places students in internships...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently released a report on the results of a study of home energy burdens for low-income Pennsylvanians and opened a public comment period for intere...
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A coalition of healthcare and other organizations said recently that a proposed rule change from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Civil Procedural Rules Committee could cause medical liability premi...
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced last week that Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman would serve as chair of the NAIC Health Insurance and Managed Car...
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Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) launched the “STASH and Avoid a CRASH” initiative last week to draw attention to the problem of distracted driving. The initiative encourages people to ke...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) through coordination with the Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3), recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking private-sector feedback on ...
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The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) won American Farm Bureau Federation “Awards of Excellence" in four program activity areas this week. The awards were presented during the federation’s 100th a...
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State Sen. Andy Dinniman (D-Chester County) recently encouraged prospective college students applying for financial aid this year to consider the new PA Forward Student Loan Program. The program pr...
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Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Leslie S. Richards was recently named vice chairwoman of the 2019 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee, the senior policy body of TRB. The ...
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Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) recently introduced legislation that would address concerns related to pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) and aims to reduce prescription drug costs paid by consumers. Pharmac...
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